Trillium discolor
Trillium discolor, the mottled wakerobin,[4] pale yellow trillium, or small yellow toadshade,[5] is a species of flowering plant in the family Melanthiaceae. It is native to areas of the Savannah River drainage system of Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina[6] such as Steven's Creek Heritage Preserve and Lake Keowee. It is found along moist stream banks in upland woods, on acidic to basic soils.[7]
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Liliales |
Family: | Melanthiaceae |
Genus: | Trillium |
Species: | T. discolor |
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Description
Trillium discolor is a perennial herbaceous plant that blooms mid April to early May. It has a flower with pale yellow petals that stand upright at the junction of the three leaf-like bracts.[5]
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Bibliography
References
- by Samuel Curtis and William Jackson Hooker, published in Curtis's Botanical Magazine, volume 58, Plate 3097
- "Trillium discolor". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- "Trillium discolor". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Trillium discolor". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- Case Jr., Frederick W. (2002). "Trillium discolor". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 26. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
- "Trillium discolor". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- Stritch, Larry. "Mottled Wakerobin (Trillium discolor)". United States Forest Service. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
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